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Dan:
The Commodores - “Nightshift”
So, the outfit of the week honors the late, great Syd Barrett, who just recently passed away. And my song of the week honors Milan B. Williams, founding member of “the Commodores,” who just lost his long battle with cancer. Williams played keys and wrote the band’s first hit, “Machine Gun.” However, I’ve chosen the mellow slowjam, “Nightshift,” in honor of all my brethren over at Amagi’s Karaoke bar on Sunset. As a side note, I’d like to point out how classy this post is in comparison to our “in memoriam” for Wilson Pickett.

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Amit:
Cut Chemist - “The Garden”
Hip-hop with a dash of electronica doesn’t even begin to describe Cut Chemist’s newest concoction, “The Garden.” It’s a chill, laid-back track made from a mixture of odd and interesting samples all laced with a soothing female vocal lead (surprisingly, her non-English lyrics fit well). This track made me a fan of Cut Chemist, probably due to it’s incessant air time on KCRW. Either way, it’s a worthy listen.

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posted on 1:25 am 07/17/2006
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Songs of the Week: 10 July by candv

Dan:
Johnny Cash - “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”
From the latest Johnny Cash CD, “American V: A Hundred Highways.” This track, a foot pounding, hand-clapping ditty about God putting a hit out on a man, will be sure to remind anyone why Johnny Cash is a legend. Here’s a traditional folk-blues number that puts gospel’s spirituality alongside murder. It’s a track that’s exemplary of all that made Cash great. The ability to take the roots and make them his own. And that’s what makes Johnny Cash a legend.

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Amit:
Junkie XL - “Such a Tease”
After reading a write-up on Electronica guru, Junkie XL, and his reach in music today I got a hold of his most recent album “Today.” Not only is Junkie XL the man behind the Elvis Presley remix of “A Little Less Conversation,” he’s also done countless video game and movie scores (The Matrix). Junkie XL, real name Tom Holkenborg , believes “movies, commercials, and video games are the new radio for electronic music…Millions of people who would never go to a Junkie XL show or buy a Junkie XL album [hear] it. That’s beautiful.” My pick, “Such a Tease,” loops guitars, electronic swells and accents to paint a unique electronic landscape that only a man willing to spend “18 hours a day in an Amsterdam basement mainlining MIDI and sucking down samples in a binge of creativity” could pull off.

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posted on 12:01 am 07/10/2006
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Songs of the Week: 3 July by candv

Dan:
Gnarls Barkley - “Who Cares”
A couple years ago, Danger Mouse rocked your nads by meshing Jay-Z’s “Black Album” and The Beatles’ “White Album,” to create the (illegal) sensation, “The Gray Album.” Now he’s teamed up with hip-hop powerhouse, Cee-lo, to form Gnarls Barkley. Their debut, “St. Elsewhere,” is, hands-down, the greatest album of 2006 (so far). If you don’t have it, you should buy it. It’s the perfect accompaniment to your 4th of July barbecuing ballyhoo.

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Amit:
Guillemots - “Made Up Lovesong #43″
I didn’t expect a song titled “Made Up Love Song #43″ to be an outpour of emotions involving “sparks and shining dragons.” But it is. Luckily that’s not the song’s appeal. It’s the home-grown indie sound, down-tempo bass line, and sharp delayed guitar riff that make the track a worthwhile purchase or, in the least, a good 30 second listen.

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posted on 12:01 am 07/03/2006
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Songs of the Week: 26 June by amit

Amit:
Blues Traveler - “Carolina Blues”
Keeping in the spirit of our John Popper interview I thought I’d pick a Blues Traveler song. “Carolina Blues” is hard-hittin’ and raunchy. It’s one of those songs you blare with the windows down in hopes of impressing some hussies standing at the corner. At least that’s how I do it. Once again Popper impresses us with his incredible blues harmonica and vocal skills.